Are you struggling to balance? Rolfing can help to improve balance and spatial orientation. The vestibular system or inner ear, is a sensory system that creates the sense of balance and spatial orientation. It consists of three semi circular canals and otolithes which detect rotational movements and linear accelerations. Certain common habits have the effect of […]
Principles of Good Work Sitting Posture
These are easy to follow principles of good work sitting posture. Now observe your body sensations, does the posterior compartment of your pelvic floor, your coccyx area feel spacious? Does your spine give you support? Your sitting position should be comfortable, however keep in mind that the human body is designed for movements, not for […]
Discover the Full Potential of your Feet
Last week, in a Greek paradise, a friend made me step out of my conventional habits by suggesting that I take my shoes off and walk barefoot in the forest with her. Like many I enjoy walking barefoot at home or on a fine sandy beach. Walking barefoot in the forest turned out to be […]
The Six Million Dollar Man
‘Steve Austin, astronaut: a man barely alive… Gentlemen we can rebuild him. We have the technology, we have the capability to make the worlds first bionic man. Steve Austin will be that man. Better than he was before. Better, stronger, faster.’ Do you remember these lines? This was the introduction of my favourite TV show in the […]
White Nights, Mikhail Baryshnikov & Gregory Hines
Rolfing for balance and orientation. Here’s a video that I enjoyed watching, we see two great dancers moving together, Michael Baryshnikov and Gregory Hines. Although they are performing the same moves, we can see differences in their postures. Who has more ground? Who has more lift? Who is more controlled? Rolfing helps to develop awareness of […]
Somatic Meditation on Friendship (Kindness)
A Somatic Meditation on Friendship (Kindness). “We enjoy meeting with good friends, being with them makes us feeling good and happy. It’s easy to notice the feeling of happiness, but how about noticing the body sensations associated with the feeling? Our feelings are seeded within our bodies, so how does it feel in the body […]
Release Tension in your Feet and Legs
With 33 joints, the human foot is a multitask wonder. Fully functional feet adapt to the ground, receive weight, balance, lift and push. Quite an extraordinary feat for a relatively small body part. Whether you have rigid high-arched feet or collapsing feet, a Rolfer® assesses your feet then uses specific techniques to address deep myofascial […]